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Sweden
Collage, Photo on Canvas
Size: 11.9 W x 11.9 H x 0.1 D in
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There's a different statue in France, the Statue of Liberty sent to America was originally an African American woman, with an African face. It was presented to the U.S. minister to France in 1884 and because the model was of an African American, it was denied by the Americans. Their complaint was that the broken shackles on the ankles would be offensive to the South because the statue was a reminder of African Americans winning their freedom after the civil war. The statue stimulated the idea for its creation was initially a part that African American soldiers played in the ending of African American Bondage in the United States. There are chains on the standing Statue of Liberty ankles in New York harbor because the artist did not want to totally destroy his original concept. The history of Lady Liberty was never taught in schools in America because of dreadful and shameful American history. The one of its kind canvas painted with bronze metallic paint and surfaced with a solution to achieve the patina green finish. The collage photos are originals taken by me, printed on archival photo paper cutouts, and attached to the canvas. The art is accompanied by a signed authenticity certificate.
Collage:Photo on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:11.9 W x 11.9 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a box. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:Sweden.
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Sweden
American born James Davis raised in a small town on the northwest side of South Carolina and moved to New York City the weekend after he finished high school. He studied fashion photography at the Fashion Institute of Technology and photo illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City during 1976-1978. After completing his studies at these prestigious design and art schools, he refined his talent by working as an assistant fashion photographer. 1980 he launched his career as a photographer with his agent. He moved to Sweden in the winter of 2004 with his Swedish wife and with over 20 years of photography experiences behind the camera. In 1995 he started to create photo collages for the first time as a hobby. Using his own photos he would cut them up and glued those onto acrylic painted art papers that he had pre-painted as the backgrounds. Upon relocation to Sweden in 2004 he had very little spare time from his photography jobs to continue with his collage art. In August 2016 he had more time to pursue his collage work again with more enthusiasm than before with a new burst of energy. Not so convinced of his artist skills as a collage artist, he didn’t think much of his creations. While showing his collection to a close friend who asked if she could buy one of his collages and commissioned him to create a collage from photos that he had taken of her. Upon presenting the finished work of her, she loved them and decided to buy more of his works. He continued to work with his newly discovered art between photo assignments. Feeling as if something was missing, he searched book stores for inspiration and discovered a book about the period of Dada that was organized in 1916. He found a book of the famous German photomontage artist Hannah Höch. Her art work and his had something in common, they both distorted people appearances to make them look different and witty. There’s a story behind every interesting photo, however he don’t always care to verbally tell those stories. To him it’s more interesting when the art or photos can speak and tell its own story. In 2012 he published his first book “Southern Roots” that consist of images that reflected his roots in South Carolina. In 2013 he published his second photo book of nudes and white flowers titled “Secret Side of James Davis” which took him over ten years to shoot and produce.
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